Re: windows xp pro slow...

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"Robbo" <robbo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have windows XP Pro installed looong time ago (I guess it was back in
2004). I have made all updates as of last week.
The system is running weird slow. I have checked all
viruses/spyware/malware (I have made a deep research and read a lot about
it, used many tools from antivirus vendors etc.). System seems to be
clean.

However, there seem to be some corrupted files, because when I use system
event viewer and click on Application snap-in, I get an error that there
was a problem with the snap-in (it crashed). Sometimes I get an error like
"Instruction at 0x (address here) refers to memory at address 0xXXX.
Memory cannot be "read". This happens very rarely but probably leads to
some system overall instability.
Memory has been checked with memtest running all evening and one night.

Recently I have made a fresh install for a friend of mine (on another
computer) and I was amazed of the speed that his XP was running. That
computer had only 512MB RAM and I have 1.5 GB RAM (for christ sakes, mine
should be as fast as lightning).

Now it would be hard for me to completely re-install the XP, so I was
wondering if for example I could reinstall the SP2 to have some possible
corrupted files reinstalled? Also the question is, would it speed up
overall system performance?

Why is it that the system performance gradually falls down after working 2
years without XP fresh reinstall ?
What am I making wrong ? What are the critical points that could slow down
WIN XP ?

--
rb

Many things contribute to system slowdown, EG
having unwanted programs starting at bootup, limited free space on the
HDD, a badly fragmented HDD.
Look in the systray, run msconfig for clues as to what actually is
loading.

rgds
Roberto


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